Highway robbery, says Walker
11th November 1966, Page 41
11th November 1966
Page 41
Page 41, 11th November 1966
— Highway robbery, says Walker
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Finance, Public Finance, Tax, Highway, Motoring Taxation In The United Kingdom, Politics, Business / Finance
IN two years of a Labour Government the annual rate of taxation on motor vehicles had increased by no less than a third, said Mr. Peter Walker. Tory transport spokesman, last week. That was an increase of £280 million, or more than 8s. a week for every vehicle in the country.
"In return for this gigantic increase in taxation, in the first year of a Labour Government more than £50 million of road building programmes were deferred and, in the second year, there has been a cut of £14 millions in the road-building programme, the first cut in post-war Britain", said Mr. 'Walker.
It was "the biggest highway robbery in history", he said.